Patents Assigned to Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
  • Patent number: 10357621
    Abstract: A connector mountable to a syringe barrel has a proximal barrel-engaging portion, a distal luer fitment portion, and a fluid aperture therethrough. The barrel-engaging portion of the connector includes an axial ledge configured to abut the axial distal edge of a glass syringe barrel. The connector facilitates mounting a luer assembly to the barrel. The luer assembly may be a tip cap having a complementary luer fitment for connection to the luer fitment portion of the connector. The luer assembly may be a luer needle assembly having a complementary luer fitment for connection to the luer fitment portion of the connector. The connector and syringe may further include an immobile, compressible needle seal. The needle seal is adjacent to or engageable with the barrel-engaging portion of the connector. The syringe may be configured with a plunger capable of engaging a retractable needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventors: Jyoti Gupta, Brandon J. McKee, Daniel A. Heinsbergen
  • Patent number: 9789108
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme
  • Patent number: 9675613
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme
  • Patent number: 9555029
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme
  • Patent number: 9399036
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme
  • Publication number: 20150094318
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme
  • Publication number: 20150094375
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme
  • Publication number: 20150094317
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventor: Murray DUCHARME
  • Publication number: 20150057359
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme
  • Patent number: 8927607
    Abstract: The invention provides improved methods for coadministration of colchicine with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (anciently referred to as cytochrome P450 isozyme 3A4) or the P-glycoprotein transporter, but not both. The method enables non-toxic coadministration of colchicine and the second drug at their ordinary levels safely and effectively without reducing the dose or frequency for either drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventor: Murray Ducharme